New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-18

The Panhandle railroad robbery cases
were taken up in the criminal court at
Pittsburg. The first case tried was that
OF William L. Lavelle, a brakeman. The
prosecution produced witnesses from Phil
adelphia, Dennison (Ohio) Pittsburg and
Penrod, KY, and traced goods shipped
from the former place to fence" in this
city, established by the detectives for the
purpose OF entrapping the thieves. Detec-
tive Allen, who ran the ''fence" testified
that Lavelle had sold to him a large lot OF
goods which he acknowledged that he had
taken from a freight car.
is in a bad way.
Two hundred iourneymen plumbers in
Detroit, Mich, struck because OF the dis
charge OF number OF men whom the boss
es considered incompetent.
The fourteen-year- old son OF Miles Alden,
a farmer near Ionia, Mich, fatally shot
his sister, aged twelve years, after remark.
ing: 'She will not bother me any more y
The boy has been arrested.
Sullivan will not fight for some time on
account OF his lame wrist.
Bradlaugh has inaugurated movement
in favor OF the second reading OF the oaths
bill in the house OF commons. Lord Har-
tington and the bulk OF the Unionists have
decided to support the movement.
The duke OF Connaught is in Bombay
and can't come home to see his mother
until parliament passes an act giving him
permission to do SO.
Less than a dozen persons, emigrants.
were drowned by the collision OF La Cam
payne and the Villa de Rio. The latter
steamer sank. Among the Americans on
board La Champagne were: Henry c. Baird
and wife, A. S. Clarke and family, A.. HI
Dutton, Francis Ormend French and fami.
ly OF Newport, r. T., S. Romans, Burlett
Mason, Bailey Meyers and family Mrs
md family OF St. Paul, Mimi, Mr.. Stephen
son, K. B. Slade, Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor,
Col. Upham and Benjamin Wright Most
OF the passengers suffered from fright ano
shock, but all have recovered
Mrs. ID. A Robertson OF st. Paul said
When the disaster happened, a lady said
MY great anxiety is that French sailors
get excited and lose their heads" but the
result shows that French sailors are splen
did seamen. l am convinced that theil
GOODNESS and discipline cannot be surpassed
THERE'S a disposition in army circles te
protest against the proposed transfer o
regiments between posts, which is to take
place early in the summer, but as these
protests are common to each years ex
! change in a greater or less degree the wal
Department. is not giving them much at
tention. The truth is, that officers who
have been serving on tours ofduty in tht
South getseacE yeara growing dislike o
the rigorous winters OF the extreme North
west and every wire OF personal strength
or party influence is pulled to insure theil
retention in the South and Southwest o,
attached to the division OF the East.
Senator MCPHERSON OF New Jersey il
positive that Cleveland will be renomi
mated, accept and be elected.
The earnings of the Illinois Central road
for April were S9O4 354, an increase o
| $S6, ga over April 1886.
The NeY York Financial Chronicle say
that Messrs. Morton, Rose & Co, of Lon
don are re :eiving applications for So 900.
/ 900, part ian authorized issue of 50, 800,
600 first mortgage 5 per cent bonds OF tn,
Minneapolis, sault Ste. Marie q Atlanta
Railway company, at the price OF f19t
per 81, 900 bond.
The most destructive fire that northern
New Hampshire has ever known occurred
at Lebanon the 10th. Ii broke out ii
Mead. Mason & Co.'s furniture factory
The adjoining buildings also occupied B,
Mead, Mason & CO.. built OF wood, ant
#dlled with iuflamable matter, were sool